8931
みかん
[[Japanese]]
0
0
2010/01/07 10:45
2010/04/05 19:33
TaN
8933
yelp
[[English]]
[Etymology 1]
Old English ġielp
[Etymology 2]
Old English ġielpan
0
0
2009/12/21 18:42
2010/04/06 14:14
TaN
8934
pilfered
[[English]]
[Verb]
pilfered
1.Simple past tense and past participle of pilfer.
0
0
2010/04/06 14:15
TaN
8935
breach
[[English]]
ipa :-iːtʃ[Etymology]
Middle English breche from Old English bryce (“‘a breaking, breach, fracture’”) from brecan "to break". More at break.
[Noun]
breach (plural breaches)
1.The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
2.1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 12.
But were the poet to make a total difression from his subject, and introduce a new actor, nowise connected with the personages, the imagination, feeling a breach in transition, would enter coldly into the new scene;
3.(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise.
4.A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture.
Quotation
5.1599: "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead." — Henry V: Ac.3 Sc1, Wm. Shakespeare.
6.A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.
7.A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves; surge; surf.
8.1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
I cast my eye to the stranded vessel, when, the breach and froth of the sea being so big, I could hardly see it, it lay so far of; and considered, Lord! how was it possible I could get on shore.
9.A breaking out upon; an assault.
10.(archaic) A bruise; a wound.
11.(archaic) A hernia; a rupture.
[Verb]
to breach (third-person singular simple present breaches, present participle breaching, simple past and past participle breached)
1.(intransitive) To break (in the above senses)
2.(intransitive) (nautical, of the sea), to break into a ship or into a coastal defence
3.(intransitive) (of a whale) to leap clear out of the water
0
0
2009/03/22 18:22
2010/04/06 14:16
8937
chink
[[English]]
ipa :/tʃɪŋk/[Etymology 1]
Of uncertain origin; apparently a re-formation of chine.
[Etymology 2]
Onomatopoeic.
[Etymology 3]
Alternation of Chinese.
0
0
2009/06/25 18:08
2010/04/06 14:17
TaN
8948
exiled
[[English]]
[Verb]
exiled
1.Simple past tense and past participle of exile.
0
0
2010/04/06 14:21
TaN
8949
snuck
[[English]]
ipa :/snʌk/[Etymology]
The irregular form snuck originated by analogy of struck for the past of strike. Snuck was originally limited to a few dialects, but is now very widespread (especially in American English) and is recognized by most dictionaries. The word is now one of the best examples of irregularization of a regular verb, along with dove.
[Synonyms]
- sneaked
[Usage notes]
- See sneak for notes on sneaked vs snuck.
[Verb]
snuck
1.(chiefly North American) Simple past tense and past participle of sneak.
I snuck into the theater because the movie had already started.
0
0
2010/04/06 14:23
TaN
8951
Chengdu
[[English]]
[Proper noun]
Chengdu
1.A sub-provincial city in southwest China; capital of Sichuan Province.
[[Mandarin]]
[Proper noun]
Chengdu (Pinyin Chéngdū)
1.Chengdu city of China
Chengdu shi Zhongguo xinan de da chengshi. — Chengdu is a big city of the southwest China.
(Chéngdū shì Zhōngguó xīnán de dà Chéngshì. — 成都是中国西南的大城市.)
0
0
2010/04/06 14:27
TaN
8953
Bangalore
[[English]]
ipa :/'bæŋgəlɔː(ɹ)/[Etymology]
From Kannada (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to Benga-val-ooru (City of Guards) in Old Kannada or Benda-kaal-ooru (Town of Boiled Beans) from Kannada folklore.
[Proper noun]
Bangalore
1.The state capital of Karnataka (India).
[Synonyms]
- Bengaluru
- Kalyanapura (former name)
- Devarayanagara (former name)
[Verb]
to Bangalore (third-person singular simple present Bangalores, present participle Bangaloring, simple past and past participle Bangalored)
1.(business) To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore.
2.2003, John Wallace, in comp.os.vms [1]
CPQ UK's order management stuff (which I *think* covers Europe) *was* in the process of being Bangalored.
3.2004, Christopher Browne, in tor.jobs [2]
They have gotten gored more heavily by being "Bangalored" than they perhaps deserved, but a "great fall" was certainly in the cards.
4.2005, Dr.Sahib.Pandit.Shri.Shri.Rainam Ji Maharaj Ji Ustad, in soc.culture.indian [3]
Even though your anger against Indians is justified given that you have been Bangalored by our sambhar-guzzling desi geeks Swami and Murty - who earn 1/5th your salary and ride to work on their pet elephant *Appu* , it is not fair of you to berate any and every Indian you come across.
0
0
2010/04/06 14:30
TaN
8958
spectrograph
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈspɛktrəˌgræf/[Noun]
spectrograph (plural spectrographs)
1.a machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms
0
0
2010/04/06 14:53
TaN
8963
boyhood
[[English]]
[Noun]
boyhood (countable and uncountable; plural boyhoods)
1.The state or period of being a boy.
0
0
2010/04/06 17:15
TaN
8965
pry
[[English]]
ipa :/praɪ/[Etymology 1]
From Middle English pryen, prien (“‘to pry’”), from or related to Old English prīwan, (be)prīwan (“‘to wink’”). Akin to prēowt-hwīl (“‘twinkling of the eye, moment, time taken to open and close the eyes’”)
[Etymology 2]
Back-formation from prize. ("lever"), construed as a plural noun or as a 3rd person singular verb
0
0
2010/04/06 17:15
TaN
8968
teth
[[English]]
[Noun]
teth
1.The ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ט
[[Scottish Gaelic]]
ipa :/tʲeh/[Adjective]
teth (comparative and superlative forms teotha)
1.hot
[Etymology]
From Old Irish te < Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“‘to be warm’”).
0
0
2010/04/06 17:16
TaN
8973
diluting
[[English]]
[Verb]
diluting
1.Present participle of dilute.
0
0
2010/04/06 17:31
TaN
8977
biodegradable
[[English]]
[Adjective]
biodegradable (comparative more biodegradable, superlative most biodegradable)
1.capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms
[Etymology]
Bios - life
0
0
2010/04/07 09:42
TaN
8979
wast
[[English]]
ipa :-ɒst[Anagrams]
- swat, Swat, SWAT
- taws
- 'twas, TWAs
- WSTA
[See also]
[Verb]
wast
1.(archaic) Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
2.1600, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 2, (a hunting song),
"Take thou no scorn to wear the horn, It was a crest ere thou wast born ..."
3.1611, The Bible, King James (Authorised) Version, (first & last usages),
Genesis 3:11 "And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?"
Revelation 16:5 "And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus."
4.1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel, lines 97-99
Alas! We two, we two, thou say'st!
Yea, one wast thou with me
That once of old.
[[Dutch]]
[Verb]
wast
1.The second- and third-person singular present indicative of wassen.
2.The plural imperative of wassen.
[[Scots]]
[Adjective]
wast (comparative mair wast, superlative maist wast)
1.west
[Adverb]
wast (comparative mair wast, superlative maist wast)
1.west
2.back, sideways; upstream
[Etymology]
Scots form of English west.
[Preposition]
wast
1.west
2.over, across
She wis walkin wast the road.
0
0
2010/04/07 09:43
TaN
8981
trivia
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtrɪviə/[Etymology]
From Latin trivia, plural form of trivium (“‘a place where three roads meet’”). Cf. trivial.It was the beginners course at University (see trivium), and was thus use to speak of things that were basic, simple and trivial.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:Trivia (English term)Wikipediatrivia (plural trivia)
1.insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information
Trivia take up too much of the day.
Trivia takes up too much of the day.
2.A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
I joined the trivia club this semester!
3.Plural form of trivium.
[[Latin]]
[Adjective]
trivia
1.nominative feminine singular of trivius
2.nominative neuter plural of trivius
3.accusative neuter plural of trivius
4.vocative feminine singular of trivius
5.vocative neuter plural of triviustriviā
1.ablative feminine singular of trivius
[Noun]
trivia
1.nominative plural of trivium
2.accusative plural of trivium
3.vocative plural of trivium
0
0
2010/04/07 09:43
TaN
8982
dreg
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- GERD
[Etymology]
From the Icelandic dregg.
[Noun]
dreg (plural dregs)
1.Sediment in a liquid.
2.By extension, the lowest and most worthless part of something.
[References]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.048
0
0
2010/04/07 09:43
TaN
8994
appeals
[[English]]
[Noun]
appeals
1.Plural form of appeal.
[Verb]
appeals
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appeal.
0
0
2010/04/07 10:18
TaN
8995
appeals court
[[English]]
[Noun]
appeals court (plural appeals courts)
1.(law) appellate court
0
0
2010/04/07 10:18
TaN
8999
bandwidth
[[English]]
[Etymology]
band + width
[Noun]
bandwidth (plural bandwidths)
1.The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
2.Of a signal, the width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit
3.(networking) A measure of data flow rate in digital networks typically in bits per second
4.(informal) The capacity, energy or time required
I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.
[See also]
- bandshape
- broadband
0
0
2009/04/02 18:50
2010/04/07 10:19
TaN
9011
ampere
[[English]]
[Alternative forms]
- ampère, amp, A
[Etymology]
Named after the French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:AmpereWikipediaampere (plural amperes)
1.a unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
Definition: The ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross-section, and placed 1 metre apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 x 10–7 newton per metre of length. (The International Bureau of Weights and Measures)
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- permea
[Noun]
ampere m. inv.
1.ampere
0
0
2010/04/07 20:52
9012
cloc
[[Scottish Gaelic]]
[Noun]
cloc m. (genitive cloca, plural clocan or clocaichean)
1.Alternative form of gleoc.
0
0
2010/04/07 20:54
9015
zinc
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪŋk[Anagrams]
- ICZN
[Etymology]
From German Zink, from Zinken (“‘tines", "teeth’”)
[Noun]
zinc (uncountable)Wikipedia has an article on:ZincWikipedia
1.a chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30.
[Synonyms]
- (electroplate with zinc): galvanize
[Verb]
to zinc (third-person singular simple present zincs, present participle zincing, zinking or zincking, simple past and past participle zinced, zinked or zincked)
1.(rare) To electroplate with zinc.
2.(rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.
[[French]]
ipa :/zɛ̃ɡ/[Etymology]
From German Zink.
[Noun]
zinc m. (plural zincs)
1.(metallurgy, chemistry) zinc
2.(informal) counter (in a bar, café, etc), bar
[[Spanish]]
[Noun]
zinc m. (uncountable)
1.Alternative spelling of cinc.
0
0
2010/04/07 21:02
9016
designer
[[English]]
[Adjective]
designer (not comparable)
1.Created by a designer, especially a fashion designer.
designer swimwear
a designer briefcase
[Anagrams]
- enridges, redesign, resigned
[Etymology]
to design + -er
[Noun]
designer (plural designers)
1.A person who designs, as profession.
[[Dutch]]
[Noun]
designer m. (plural designers)
1.designer
[Synonyms]
- ontwerper
[[Finnish]]
[Noun]
designer
1.designer
[[French]]
ipa :/di.zaj.nœʁ/[Anagrams]
- dénigres
[Etymology]
English
[Noun]
designer m. (plural designers)
1.designer
[Verb]
designer
1.To design
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
English
[Noun]
designer m. and f. inv.
1.designer (especially one who designs furniture or other industrial products)
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
designer c.
1.designer
0
0
2010/04/07 21:28
9017
designers
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- ingressed
- redesigns
[Noun]
designers
1.Plural form of designer.
0
0
2010/04/07 21:28
9020
values
[[English]]
[Noun]
values
1.plural of value
2.a collection of guiding, usually positive principles; what one deems to be correct and desirable in life, especially regarding personal conduct.
[Synonyms]
- (a bunch of guiding principles) ethic
[[French]]
[Verb]
values f. pl.
1.Feminine plural past participle of valoir.
0
0
2010/04/07 21:58
9021
realization
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- realisation
[Anagrams]
- rationalize
[Noun]
realization (plural realizations)
1.The act of realizing; an act of figuring out or becoming aware.
He came to the startling realization that he had never really known.
2.The act of realizing; the act of making real.
He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
The realization of the plan took several years.
3.The result of an artistic effort.
The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.
0
0
2010/04/07 21:59
9022
conceptual
[[English]]
ipa :/kənˈsɛp.tʃu.əl/[Adjective]
conceptual (comparative more conceptual, superlative most conceptual)
1.Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.
2.1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii
The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.
3.Of, or relating to conceptualism
[Etymology]
< New Latin *conceptualis < Latin conceptus (“‘concept’”); see concept and -al.
0
0
2010/04/07 23:10
9031
memristor
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:MemristorWikipediamemristor (plural memristors)
1.(physics) A passive electrical element that exhibits memristance
0
0
2010/04/08 19:25
TaN
9032
memristance
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:MemristanceWikipediamemristance (plural memristances)
1.(physics) The rate of change of electrical flux with charge; a form of resistance that varies with the past charge that flowed through a device
0
0
2010/04/08 19:25
TaN
9038
concepts
[[English]]
[Noun]
concepts
1.Plural form of concept.
0
0
2010/04/10 09:51
9039
chosen
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtʃəʊ.zən/[Verb]
chosen
1.Past participle of choose.
0
0
2010/04/10 09:52
9047
concreteness
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From concrete + -ness
[Noun]
concreteness (countable and uncountable; plural concretenesses)
1.(uncountable) the state of being concrete
2.(countable) The result of being concrete
0
0
2010/04/10 12:57
2010/04/10 12:57
9049
questionnaire
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From French questionnaire.
[Noun]
questionnaire (plural questionnaires)
1.A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- questionnerai
[Etymology]
From Late Latin quaestionarius.
[Noun]
questionnaire m. (plural questionnaires)
1.questionnaire
0
0
2009/03/16 10:30
2010/04/10 12:59
9053
process
[[English]]
ipa :/'prəʊsɛs/[Anagrams]
- corpses
[Etymology 1]
From Old French proces (“‘journey’”), from Latin processus, past participle of procedo
[Etymology 2]
Back-formation from procession.
[[Swedish]]
[Noun]
process
1.process
0
0
2009/11/16 15:34
2010/04/10 14:17
9054
confronted
[[English]]
[Verb]
confronted
1.Simple past tense and past participle of confront.
0
0
2010/04/10 14:37
9064
descriptions
[[English]]
[Noun]
descriptions
1.Plural form of description.
0
0
2010/04/11 10:14
2010/04/11 10:14
9077
shown
[[English]]
ipa :/'ʃoʊ̪n/[Verb]
shown
1.Past participle of show.
0
0
2010/04/11 17:49
9080
plura
[[Ido]]
[Adjective]
plura
1.several
0
0
2010/04/11 18:29
9081
complexity
[[English]]
ipa :/kəm'plɛk.sɪ.ti/[Antonyms]
- simplicity
[Etymology]
complex + -ity
[Noun]
complexity (countable and uncountable; plural complexities)
1.(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
2.(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
[Synonyms]
- complicacy
0
0
2010/04/11 18:30
9082
If
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪf/[Anagrams]
- fi, , Fi, FI
[Conjunction]
if
1.Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition or choice.
If it rains, I will get wet.
2.Supposing that; used with past subjunctive indicating that the condition is not fulfilled.
I'd prefer it if you took your shoes off.
3.Although; used to introduce a concession.
He was a great friend, if a little stingy at the bar.
4.(computing) In the event that a statement is true (a programming statement that acts in a similar manner).
If A, then B, else C.
5.(proscribed) Whether; used to introducing a noun clause as the object of certain verbs.
I don't know if I want to go or not.
[Etymology]
Middle English yif, yef from Old English ġif.
[Noun]
if (plural ifs)
1.An if clause representing a condition; a protasis introduced by if.
2.1709, Susannah Centlivre, The Busy Body, Act III, in John Bell (ed.), British Theater, J. Bell (1791), page 59,
Sir Fran. Nay, but Chargy, if——— ¶ Miran. Nay, Gardy, no Ifs.——Have I refus'd three northern lords, two British peers, and half a score knights, to have put in your Ifs?
3.1791 January, "Richardſon’s Chemical Principles of the Metallic Arts", in The Monthly Review, R. Griffiths, page 176,
Well might Bergman add, (in his Scicgraphia,), “if the compariſon that has been made, &c. be juſt.” The preſent writer makes no ifs about the matter, and has ſuperadded a little inaccuracy of his own, […]
[See also]
- and
- else
- false
- or
- then
- true
[[French]]
ipa :/if/[Etymology]
From Old French iv, ivo (“‘yew, yew tree’”) and Medieval Latin ivus, both of Germanic origin, such as Frankish *īwa, īwo (compare Old High German īwa, Old English īw) from Proto-Germanic *iwa-, iwo- (“‘yew’”) from Proto-Indo-European *ei-wo-. Akin to Old Norse ȳr (“‘yew’”), Irish eo, Welsh ywen, Russian ива (íva), “‘willow’”). More at yew, Yves, Yvonne.
[Noun]
if m. (plural ifs)
1.yew
0
0
2009/01/11 23:42
2010/04/12 15:33
TaN
9083
purged
[[English]]
[Verb]
purged
1.Simple past tense and past participle of purge.
0
0
2010/04/12 15:33
9085
decoder
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- recoded
[Etymology]
to decode + -er
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:DecoderWikipediadecoder (plural decoders)
1.A person who decodes secret messages
2.A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal
[See also]
- coder
0
0
2010/04/12 15:33
9089
requests
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- questers
[Noun]
requests
1.Plural form of request.
0
0
2010/04/12 15:35
9092
switchover
[[English]]
[Alternative spellings]
- switch-over
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:SwitchoverWikipediaswitchover (plural switchovers)
1.A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another
2.A change to the use of a second system (of power etc) in the event of the failure of a main system
0
0
2010/04/14 09:31
9093
hover
[[English]]
ipa :-ɒvə(r)[Etymology]
Old English hoveren (frequentative of hoven).
[Verb]
a hummingbird, hoveringto hover (third-person singular simple present hovers, present participle hovering, simple past and past participle hovered)
1.To float in the air.
2.The hummingbird hovered by the plant.
3.To linger in one place.
4.The strange man hovered outside the gents.
5.To waver, or be uncertain.
6.This time, I hovered between Labour and Liberal Democrat.
7.(computing) To place the cursor over a hyperlink or icon without clicking.
8.A tooltip appears when you hover over this link.
[[Scots]]
[Verb]
tae hover (third-person singular simple present hovers, present participle hoverin, simple past hovert, past participle hovert)
1.to hover
2.to pause (in hesitation)
0
0
2010/03/31 13:56
2010/04/14 09:32
9099
route
[[English]]
ipa :/ruːt/[Anagrams]
- outer
- outré
[Etymology]
From Old French rute (French: route) "road, way, path" (source: route on Etymonline)
[External links]
- route in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- route in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[Noun]
route (plural routes)
1.The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed.
The route was used so much that it formed a rut.
2.A passing; a course; a road or path; a march.
3.The way to do something.
[Verb]
to route (third-person singular simple present routes, present participle routing, simple past and past participle routed)
1.To direct or divert along a particular course.
All incoming mail was routed through a single office.
2.(Internet) to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet
[[French]]
ipa :[ʁut][Anagrams]
- outre, outré
- troue, troué
[Etymology]
From Latin rupta (via).
[Noun]
route f. (plural routes)
1.road, (sometimes route like "route 66")
2.route, way, path
0
0
2010/04/17 08:59
9103
visualise
[[English]]
[Verb]
to visualise (third-person singular simple present visualises, present participle visualising, simple past and past participle visualised)
1.Alternative spelling of visualize.
0
0
2010/04/17 12:04
9104
routes
[[English]]
ipa :/ɹuːts/[Anagrams]
- ouster
- outers
- souter
- trouse
[Noun]
routes
1.Plural form of route.
[Verb]
routes
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of route.
[[French]]
[Anagrams]
- outres
- troues
[Noun]
routes f. pl.
1.Plural form of route.
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海
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Ideogrammic compound (會意): 氵 + 每.Appears with 母 (2 dots) in Chinese, yielding 海, but with simplified form 毋 (1 cross stroke) in Japanese shinjitai, yielding 海 = 氵 + 毎. These are however encoded with the same Unicode character – see Han unification.
[Han character]
海 (radical 85 水+7 in Chinese, 水+6 in Japanese, in Chinese 10 strokes, in Japanese 9 strokes, cangjie input 水人田卜 (EOWY), four-corner 38157)
1.sea, ocean
2.maritime
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
海 (jyutping hoi2, Yale hoi2)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
海 (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Noun]
海 (hiragana うみ, romaji umi)
1.sea
2.beach
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
海 (hangeul 해, revised hae, McCune-Reischauer hae, Yale hay)
[[Mandarin]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Zh-h%C7%8Ei.ogg
[Hanzi]
海 (pinyin hǎi (hai3), Wade-Giles hai3)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
海 (hải, hẩy, hấy)
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